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Cape Town’s Girls’ First programme was one of the first Cityzens Giving programme and since it began in 2014, it has delivered vital HIV education to more than 2000 girls.
City in the Community coaches recently visited the project to deliver Young Leader training alongside charity partner, Grassroot Soccer.
Classroom and on-the-pitch workshops gave local youngsters the opportunity to enhance their life skills, practical planning and their understanding of how to use football as a tool to positively impact social issues.
The highlight of the training proved to the football festival, which was organised and delivered by the Young Leaders to celebrate World AIDS Day on Friday 1 December.
It was an experience which will inspire and empower the South African youth to tackle HIV and other health issues through the power of football.
Since its inception, the Girls’ First programme has helped to support the growth of RV United, the first registered women’s football team in Khayelitsha, a township of more than one million people on the outskirts of Cape Town.
Many of the players are Young Leaders, have achieved great success in the pitch and continue to deliver the HIV education workshops in schools, which has created a team of inspiring role models for girls and young women in the community.
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